Improvement in calendars



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEo W. POWELL WARE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN CALENDARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 56,470, dated J nl y17, '1866; antedated J une 29, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM POWELL WARE, of the city and State of NewYork, have invented, made, and applied to use a certain new and usefulImprovement in Calendars; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, making part of this specification, wherein- Figurelis a face view of said calendar, and Fig. 2 is .a section through thecenter of the same.

Similar marks of reference denote the saine parts.

Calendars and movable almanacs have heretofore been made with the daysof the month arranged in seven columns, and to these the days ofthe weekhave been applied, either permanentl y or movablyhso that in the lattercase the movable indicator of the days of the week can be placed in sucha position relative to said seven columns that the days of the month areall exhibited in the column allotted to the day of the week on whichthey occur.

rEhe nature of my said invention consists in a dial containing the daysof the month and an opening, in combination with a central movable dialcontaining the days of the week or their initial letters, and with adial containing the months ofthe year or their abbreviations, placedbehind the irst-named dial and movable, so that the desired month onlycan be seen through said openin g. Thereby the month and the days of themonth and week are denoted and determined by inspection.

In the drawings, a is a dial containing the days of the week or theirinitial letters. b is a dial containing seven radiating columns, inwhich are contained the days of the month in regular order. The dial a,being in the center of these radiating columns, will point out the dayof the week upon which any day of the month occurs when once placed. Itwill, however, generally require adjusting monthly.

LIn the dial b is an opening, and c is a third dial containing themonths of the year or their abbreviations, and this is attached at thecenter by the same screw or rivet that holds the dial a, andcit is to bemoved around progressively as one month succeeds another.

The calendar may be suspended by the loop f.

I employ a back, d, when the calendar is made of metal, and I remarkthat when constructed of sheet metal, about halt' the size shown, itbecomes a very convenient pocket' calendar of about the size of aquarter-dollar. I however do not limit myself as to size ofthe calendaror material of which it is made.

When formed of a small size, as before mentioned, this calendar becomesan article that can be worn 011 the guard-chain of the watch or as abadge, being always at hand for use, and forming an ornament to theperson; and with this in View the back d may be orna- Inented with anydesired design.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The dial b, containing the days of the month in seven radiating columns,the dial a, denoting the days of the Week, and the dial c, indicatingthe months, and visible through an opening in the dial b, whenconstructed and arranged in the manner and for the purposes herein setforth.

In witness whereofl have hereunto set my signature this 26th day ofSeptember, 1865.

W. POWELL WARE. Witnesses:

LEI/IUEL W.. SERRELL,

Unas. H. SMITH.

